John Bower

US Nordic combined skier

PersonDied aged 76humanQ5583987

Born: November 8, 1940
Died: June 6, 2017
Birthplace: Auburn
Place of death: Park City
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: Nordic combined skier
Education: Middlebury College
Height: 178 cm

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John Bower was an American Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1960s and later went on to become a coach of the American Nordic skiing team for the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympic team. He also became the first non-European to ever win at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival in Norway with his 1968 victory in the Nordic combined event, winning the prestigious King's Cup.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: John
Participant in: 1968 Winter Olympics
1964 Winter Olympics
Military branch: United States Army
Sport: Nordic combined
Mass: 83 kg
Different from: Bruno Baumgartner criterion used: two people with the same date of birth and date of death

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